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Year Mn Day MM Mag Ref Scope Pwr coma DC tail p.a. Obs Site 2002 2 11.52 S 14.0:HS 27.5L 196 2.0 1 MAT Wallaroo, SA 2002 1 16.56 S 13.5:HS 27.5L 84 2 1 MAT Wallaroo, SA 2002 1 16.52 S 12.0 GA 25.4L 71 4 1 SEA Cowra, NSW (Comet was very diffuse and of low surface brightness. Diameter (and therefore magnitude) difficult to determine with certainty and the m1 estimate may have been too optimistic. It was certainly more difficult to see than the 'average' 12th. mag. comet!) 2002 1 7.59 S 13.0:HS 27.5L 84 2 2 MAT Wallaroo, SA